WPL title is one thing, but what Kohli has achieved for India is remarkable: Mandhana

RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana feels its not right for people to undermine Virat Kohlis achievements for the Bengaluru franchise in the wake of her sides Womens Premier League title triumph here recentlyThe Mandhanaled RCB defeated Delhi Capitals to lift the WPL trophy in only their second year while their male counterparts led by the charismatic Kohli for nearly a decade before he stepped down havent had success in the 16 years of IPLThe title is one thing but what he Kohli has achieved for India is remarkable So I dont think that comparison is right in terms of where my career is and what he has already achieved Mandhana told the media on TuesdayAlso Read IN PHOTOS IPL 2024 Records Virat Kohli can achieve in this editionThe reason why I do not like the comparison is that what he has achieved is great he has been an inspirational person A title does not define a lot of things we all respect him and I feel like the respect has to be right up there for Virat So there is nothing different from me as well said the India vicecaptainBoth Mandhana and Kohli wear No 18 jerseys and the lefthanded batter said drawing comparison between the two based on that was unwarrantedI would not term it as an 18 comparison The jersey number is just a personal choice my birth date is 18th and I have 18 on my back it does not define how he plays or how I play my cricket Hes been an inspiration to us in a lot of aspects so I would not say title should define anything she addedMandhana felt that the mens counterparts had always played good competitive cricket but an IPL title had eluded them I think to be fair the mens team has also played good cricket in the last 16 years it is not like they have not played well I dont think the comparison is right RCB is a franchise lets treat the mens and womens teams separately because we dont want to be comparedAlso Read Sidhu returns to first love Back in commentary box after decade this IPLThey are good at what they do We are good at what we do she added On how she scripted the teams super spell where RCB grabbed nine Delhi Capitals wickets for just 43 runs Mandhana said Sophie Molineux taking three wickets after the strategic timeout was the turning pointEspecially that over after that strategic timeout when Sophie got those three wickets that was pretty much the turning point It was good to watch the way they spinners planned and executed I think that was good to watch Mandhana praised the one tribe culture in the side saying it was something that each one in the group has adhered to and tried to build on in the last two yearsYeah the team culture There is one big thing we spoke about after poor last season with the management and they were keen on building one Because of course we are just the first or second year into it and if we do a few things right it might set a few things right for a long time and culture is something that is a big thing in the sideOne tribe we are like one family and we are all there for each other We backed each other up and we did that a lot in the last season as well Things didnt work out last year but this year it was even more Much better the management was just there celebrating each others successThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever